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The 2019 NBA finals is also a battle between the underprivileged and the ‘comfortable’.

SPORTS SPORTS TREND 06/17/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram First half Finals viðŸ‘ws (2/3) A post shared by Toronto Raptors (@raptors) on Jun 2, 2019 at 6:47pm PDT “I’ve been an underdog my entire life.”—Fred VlanVleet at his draft […]

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What the Hong Kong extradition bill means for Japan and Canada.

NEWS NEWS & POLITICS 06/16/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

There are over a million protestors on the streets of Hong Kong Island, protesting against the extradition bill—a legislative proposal that will allow criminal suspects residing in Hong Kong to be sent to China for […]

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Naoki Kobayashi | Hot Asian Guy Friday

Hot Asian Men Friday People PEOPLE 06/14/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

View this post on Instagram FUKUOKA Day2 #jsb #unknownmetropoliz #ump #ldh #expg A post shared by Naoki Kobayashi (@naokikobayashi_works) on Dec 15, 2017 at 10:12pm PST Asian men have been under/misrepresented in Western popular culture […]

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‘Art of the Sun – Tarō Okamoto’s Public Art-“ exhibition at Tarō Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/10/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Taro Okamoto, known for his avant-garde sculptures and paintings, is one of Japan’s most famous modern artists. His home and studio were, after his death in 1996, opened to the public in the form of […]

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Almost Transparent Blue by Ryu Murakami

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 06/09/2019 by Kevin Jae

What an imagination—and if not wrested out from the imagination to be put on a blank page, what a life!  Ryu Murakami’s Almost Transparent Blue shook me violently, coming from Kawabata as I was. The novel […]

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Tojin Baka in Ishigaki Island in Okinawa, Japan | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/08/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Tojin Baka (唐人墓) Off the highway, along the coast from Ishigaki City in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, is the colourful Chinese-style tomb memorial of Tojin Baka. This memorial is dedicated to a group of […]

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Okinawa Travel Guide: Kabira Bay on Ishigaki Island | Travel to Japan from Canada

JAPAN Travel Japan 06/07/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Ishigaki Island Ishigaki Island (石垣島, Ishigakijima) is the main island of the Yaeyama Islands and the region’s transportation hub. Ishigaki City, Japan’s southernmost city, is the only urban center of the Yaeyama Islands and the […]

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Basho

BOOK BOOK & FILMS 06/06/2019 by Kevin Jae

I was reading this six months ago when I was stuck in Paris for some weeks (thought I lost my passport). What an epic journey it must have been for Basho, the renowned Japanese poet, […]

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The Handsome “Spicy Nate”

PEOPLE People 06/05/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Most points scored on the 2018 circuit (273) ✅Canada’s captain for #London7s ✅Best hair in the series ✅Nathan Hirayama is our #MondayMotivation ðŸ’ª pic.twitter.com/P628jB3cYZ — HSBC Canada Sevens (@CanadaSevens) 2018年5月28日 The Japanese-Canadian rugby player, Nate […]

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Gonzaga’s Japanese basketball star, Rui Hachimura

PEOPLE People 06/04/2019 by Maari Sugawara（Managing Editor）

Before getting knocked out by Texas in the final Elite Eight, Gonzaga’s Japanese basketball star, Rui Hachimura averaged 19.7 points, 6 rebounds and shot 59 percent from the field. The 21-year-old small forward spent three […]

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